SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Symbolic Interactionism, Social Conflict, Manifest And Latent Functions And Dysfunctions
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The functionalist vs social conflict vs symbolic interactionism paradigms. The functionalist: if it exists and persists, it must serve a function (crime exist, must be function) Fails to recognize inequality & effects on social relationships. Accepts what seems to be working than challenge traditions. Traditional gender roles seem like promote social stability (actually promotes gender inequality) Robert merton (refined functionalist / social institutions can be positive or dysfunctional) Manifest function: obvious, intended (having car transporting from a to b) Latent function: unexpected, not immediately recognized (the status of the driver) Social conflict: who benefits who loses / each group in society act in its own intersts. Karl marx (conflict b/w capitalist & working over wages, productivity) People get a sense of who they are thru interaction with others (labeling theory in criminology)
